Warwick is a proud employer of nearly 100 Apprentices in 26 different subject areas. And now we are an award winning employer, having won the Large Employer of Apprentices of the Year Award in the Coventry Freeman Guild Awards 2023 and Apprentice of the Year!
Apprenticeships allow new and existing staff to:
access training; address skills gaps within their teams;
provide vitality, fresh perspectives and new ideas;
develop mentoring skills in existing staff.
Apprenticeships' training fees are covered by our contribution to the apprenticeship levy and are therefore cost neutral to the department.
Many teams are starting to use the apprenticeship levy to fund training for existing staff and there are ‘career pathways/maps’ available for many of the key job functions. It is a great way to access funding for key development. Note: there is criteria regarding who can be funded for an apprenticeshipsLink opens in a new windowand not everyone is eligible for funding.
Yes, your apprenticeship would just need to spread over a longer time period.
No, they will stay on the same pay scale and contract of employment unless of course, they apply for a new job role at Warwick and the apprenticeship is part of the new role.
Yes, our degree apprenticeship teams offer a new of apprenticeship courses. We also work with a number of training providers to enable our staff to access a huge range of apprenticeship opportunities
Since 2019 we have worked with West Midlands Combined Authority supporting their apprentice levy transfer scheme. Since November 2019, we have supported 28 SME organisations and funded 32 apprenticeships, examples include Infrastructure technicians, Software Developers, and Installation technicians
An existing member of staff will stay on their current pay grade or new one if the apprenticeship is part of a development/promotion route. Your entry level ‘apprentices’ may start at the apprentice pay scale. Please refer to the Warwick pay scale for more information.
Apprenticeships offer an opportunity for departments to think long-term about to hard-to-fill posts. They also develop a pipeline of talent, provide tailored training ensuring specially-qualified employees, bring vitality and fresh perspective to the work environment, develop mentoring skills in existing staff and give back to the community by allowing its members the opportunity to reach their potential and advance their career prospects
If applying for a new apprenticeship vacancy, you will need to leave your current job to start this. However, existing members of staff are able to complete an apprenticeship alongside their job if eligible. See more information on our existing staff pages
An apprenticeship is a paid job where the employee learns and gains valuable experiences. Alongside on-the-job training, apprentices spend at least 20% of their working hours completing learning with a college, university or training provider which leads to a nationally recognised qualification.
Different Apprenticeships will have different requirements, depending on the job type and the level of qualification. A review would be completed with the training provider and support is available for functional Maths and English.
20% of the apprentices time at work needs to be focused on the apprenticeship. This may be attending workshops, completing assignments or tasks. This is approximately 8 hours per week.
The University, by law, pays 0.5% of its salary spend into an apprenticeship levy 'pot'. The University cannot spend this money on anything other than apprenticeship training programmes. Costs for this programme will come from this apprenticeship levy pot.
Travel costs, professional registration fees and any course resources are not covered by the apprenticeship levy. These costs would need to be discussed locally with your line manager.
